Mustang

Thursday, January 23, 2003 7:17 PM

Skiing. If there is anything that can give me the rush that riding coasters does, and maybe more, it is skiing. The only time I have experienced an adrenaline rush as large as the first time riding The Beast, or almost coming out of my seat on my first ride on the Elitch Gardens Wildcat, is last weekend when I was dropping 20 feet into a 25-foot wide chute. It is great to have a winter alternative.

scraperguy99

Thursday, January 23, 2003 7:51 PM

I surf sites like this and many others. I also play Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 a little, and I work on my HO scale model amusement park. In the next few 2 or 3 months I'll be adding a Top Spin and a Freefall Tower.

SFgadvMAN

CP Silly

Friday, January 24, 2003 5:23 AM

1.) Read these forums or look through coaster books. Sometimes it's necessary to do a winter CP drive by.

2.) Being around where I live reminds of the parks actually because a lot of the roads are hilly and windy. I've been told skiing is great for this time of year. However, I am not the most coordinated gal on the planet and it's a good bet to say I may break every bone in my body!

SOB_TOM

Friday, January 24, 2003 5:40 AM

Skiing is a good alternative, unless you are told by your doctor that you arent allowed to do anything that will get you sweaty for the next month, and you have a ski trip planned in the next 2 weeks! Darn mono!

----------------- SOB crew in 2002 TRTR crew in 2003 111 SOB laps, and wishing the park was still open

Robocoaster

Friday, January 24, 2003 6:27 AM

Off-season!?! Here in the PNW, we don't get an "on" season, at least until that S&S is open.;)

To pass the time, I meticulously plan out my summer park trips, even though I know that it will all change. Still, it gives me hope, like a light at the end of a long, dark, twisted tunnel. I feel so much better now that I have purchased a RT ticket for a week built around SRM. Now I spend time hunting for the best deals on hotels (continental breakfasts are an absolute must, just to save time. And if they don't have pancakes, I curse them and take a crepe!), who is going to give me the best car rental, etc. I still have 4 months left, but knowing that this dream is now a reality, this time of year is better than last year at this time.